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Article History

Received: 15 August 2023

Accepted: 18 March 2024

First Online: 1 April 2024

Declarations

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: The study was submitted to, and approved by, the Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) (Ref. 616162, 28 March 2022). Ethical approval was given based on how data were going to be archived and processed in regard to privacy / data protection. NSD does not have an ethics committee / IRB but is a national data protection agency. However, NSD did confirm that no further ethical approval from a Norwegian Regional Ethical Committee (REK) was necessary based on the type of study being conducted and the data being collected. All participation was voluntary and consented. Participants were informed about the study during recruitment, as well as when the link to the questionnaire was opened. Here more detailed information regarding what the study entailed for participants was provided. Consent was given when participants chose to proceed and answer the survey. Informed consent was obtained from all subjects participating in the study. The questionnaire and all other methods used in this project were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, as provided by the Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) (Ref. 616162, 28 March 2022).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.